I never understood the appeal of smart control units.
- That’s certainly because I never understood the appeal of smart devices in general, connecting to the internet for me has consistently been about seeking out information or being entertained.
Where on earth does my control unit come in in all this? Why on earth would I need my control unit to fasten to the internet? Well, it turns out that smart devices are not simply those which are able to fasten to the internet. I found out that smart in the case of control units means multiple things. It means that you can adjust the temperature from your smartphone from any location in the world if you so wish. It also means that you could program a schedule on the control unit. Now, of course, I had no system what the difference was between a smart control unit & a programmable control unit in this regard, until I did some research & discovered that smart control units will eventually learn the HVAC habits of you & your family. As a result of this information, it will start to adjust itself. I know that is pretty smart! I am having trouble believing that a control unit can eventually know what temperatures I will love better than even I know, even though I could still see the appeal. I mean, it does sound easily convenient. Maybe I will simply care about the control & convenience aspect of a smart control unit & perhaps not use the functions that capitalize on its ability to “learn” my habits. The people I was with and I have to keep the machines in their place, after all!